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Quebec health minister says emergency room death of 86-year-old woman 'disturbing'
MONTREAL - Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub says details surrounding the death of an 86-year-old woman in an emergency room last week are "disturbing" and "unacceptable." First reported by TVA Nou...
Mar 02, 2023
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran CFL receiver Derel Walker
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American free-agent receiver Derel Walker on Thursday. The six-foot-two, 187-pound Walker had 65 catches for 874 yards and a TD in 16 regular-season games ...
Mar 02, 2023
George Santos now under investigation by House Ethics panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee on Thursday announced that it has launched an investigation into New York Republican Rep. George Santos, the embattled first-term Republican who has admitt...
Mar 02, 2023
UPDATE: Highway 3 re-opens following multi-vehicle collision between Pincher Creek and Lundbreck
(UPDATE: March 2, 2023, @ 3:36 p.m.)PINCHER CREEK, AB - Highway 3 near Cowley has reopened in both directions. According to first responders in Pincher Creek, the area continues to see blowing snow an...
Mar 02, 2023
Justice Dept: Trump can be sued by police for Jan. 6 actions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department s...
Mar 02, 2023
AP sources: Biden not expected to veto GOP effort on DC laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden isn't expected to veto Republican-sponsored resolutions that would block new District of Columbia laws that change how the nation's capital votes and how the city...
Mar 02, 2023
Alberta band chief angry over silence from Imperial Oil after oilsands tailings spill
A northern Alberta band chief says he's angry over not being notified for nine months after two separate releases from an oilsands tailings pond. Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation say...
Mar 02, 2023
Lethbridge Mayor vocalizes disappointment in wake of Alberta Budget 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Initial reaction for the Alberta Budget 2023 has been met with disappointment from Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen. On February 28, 2023, the province unveiled its Budget 2023. The UCP...
Mar 02, 2023
Supreme Court to look at issue of Crown liability when a law is struck down
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine whether the Crown enjoys absolute immunity from a civil suit seeking damages over passage of a law that is found to be unconstitutional. The top court...
Mar 02, 2023
Toronto FC gets positive news about injury to Italian star winger Lorenzo Insigne
TORONTO - The injury news on Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne is positive. Insigne, who hobbled off the pitch in last weekend's season-opening loss at D.C. United, trained briefly Friday and is listed ...
Mar 02, 2023